spring onion
spring onion(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable) (United Kingdom)
a. la cebolleta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I use a lot of spring onion when I cook.Uso mucha cebolleta cuando cocino.
b. la cebolla de verdeo (F) (River Plate)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If they have spring onions at the produce market, get me a few, please.Si tienen cebollas de verdeo en la verdulería, consígueme unas pocas por favor.
c. la cebolla larga (F) (Colombia)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
My grandmother always puts spring onion in her omelettes.Mi abuela siempre le añade cebolla larga a sus tortillas.
d. la cebolla china (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Most of these dishes have spring onion in.La mayoría de estos platos llevan cebolla china.
e. la cebolla verde (F) (Bolivia)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
I'm going to plant spring onions this year.Este año voy a cultivar cebolla verde.
f. la cebolla de hoja (F) (Paraguay)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Paraguay
I love putting spring onion in my sandwiches.Me encanta ponerle cebolla de hoja en mis sándwiches.
g. el cebollín (M) (Caribbean) (Chile) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
What are you going to do with these spring onions? - Roast them.¿Qué vas a hacer con estos cebollines? - Asarlos.
h. la cebollina (F) (Panama)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Panama
What do you say about putting some spring onions in the salad?¿Qué te parece si le ponemos cebollinas a la ensalada?
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